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Prepositional phrase
... phrase is a phrase beginning with a preposition that precedes the word it modifies and clarifies that word's relationship with another word in the ...

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Structure of times (advanced)
... 07 would be said as “两点零七分” (liǎng diǎn líng qī fēn). However, note that when speaking, it is very common for most Chinese people take out the “分 (fēn ...

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Comparisons with "biqi"
... guǎnggào xiāng bǐ, wǎngluò guǎnggào méi nàme guì.Compared with print advertising, online advertising is not that expensive. 相比身体的问题，精神的问题更难治 ...

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Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang"
... 这样 corresponds to "in this way," which is another way of expressing "so that" or "thus." Structure ⋯⋯ ，这样 + 会 / 才 ⋯⋯ You will often see 会 or 才 ...

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Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"
... use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use of 就 (jiù) overlaps ...

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Declaring the only option with "zhihao"
... . 那天突然下雨了，我们只好取消。Nà tiān tūrán xià yǔ le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo qǔxiāo.It suddenly rained that day, so we had to cancel it. 警察给小偷看了监控，小偷只好承认了 ...

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Advanced uses of "bei"
... got beaten by someone. 那本书让人借走了。Someone borrowed that book. 你叫那个人给骗了。You got fooled that guy. 你让老板给炒鱿鱼了？You got fired by your ...

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Reduplication
... term for repeating a word is overly repetitive itself. You'd think that the word "duplication" would work just fine, but the linguistic term really ...

342 bytes (54 words) - 06:58, 31 January 2017
The Prince and the Pauper:《王子和穷孩子》
... earliness with "jiu" "It seems" with "haoxiang" Mistakenly think that Using "youde" to mean "some" Expressing "everyone" with ...

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Expressing "about" with "guanyu"
... cì kǎoshì, wǒ hái yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yào wèn.As for this exam, I still have a few questions that I need to ask. 关于这个问题，你们还是问他吧。Guānyú zhège wèntí ...

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Expressing "one by one" with "yi"
... just meaning "one by one," when 一 (yī) is used with a measure word that is a unit of time like "day" or "year," the meaning changes to "little by ...

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Expressing "age difference" with "da and xiao"
... grammatical principle.'' Structure A + 比 + B + 大 / 小 + Number + 岁 Note that 岁 is used here, instead of 年, to mean "year old." Examples 我 ...

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Expressing "some" with question words
... lack of question intonation isn't enough, the 吧 on the end is also a clue that these sentences aren't actually questions. Examples: 什么时候我们见面谈吧 ...

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Defining upper and lower limits
... than"/"above" and "less than"/"below," respectively. Generally they are non-inclusive, meaning that when you say 十岁以下 you mean "less than ten years of ...

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Using "jiang" as a formal "ba"
... 们将这个房子给他。Gēge xīwàng wǒmen jiāng zhège fángzi gěi tā.My older brother hopes that we will give him this house. 你将这个礼物带回去。Nǐ jiāng zhège lǐwù ...

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Expressing "as expected" with "guoran"
... 。She won the first prize I knew it. 大厨做的菜果然不一样！好吃！The food that the chef cooked is extraordinary Delicious 你说得没错！他果然是个骗子！You were ...

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Advanced uses of "lian"
... even... at all...." Structure 连 + Verb + 都 + 不 / 没 + Verb (，就 ⋯⋯) Note that the two verbs in this pattern are the ''same verb''. It repeats ...

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Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
... 含的动词被省略了。这些刚刚过期的食物一律都半价。Those food that just expired are sold at half price. 这里的家具一律新的。These furnitures here are all brand new. See ...

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Emphasizing with "henshi"
... it. Used with Auxiliary Verbs Structure Subj. + 很是 + 会 / 能 + Verb Note that this usage is limited. Examples 我爸爸当过大厨，他很是会 ...

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Expressing "to come from" with "laizi"
... 有些坏习惯来自迷信。 Yǒu xiē huài xíguàn láizì míxìn.There are some bad habits that originate from superstition. 小明的成功来自他的努力和认真。 Xiǎo Míng de ...

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Use "tangruo" to express "if"
... really no different than 如果 (rúguǒ) when used to express " if ," except that it's more common to use it in written form rather than spoken form ...

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